Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-11
COLUSA ARTESIAN WELL.
Interesting Facts Concerning the STRAIT
Passed Through-The Water-Efc

Interesting Facts Concerning the Stratas
Passed Through-The Water-Etc.
The well recently put down by N. d.
Rideout at Norman, Colusa county, has
! created great interest in the entire Sacra-
mento valley, and its entire success has, for
the time being, had the effect to indefinitely
postpone all schemes for other means of
irrigation A large number of people from
San Francisco and elsewhere have been to
the locality to see the well, and the fact
that it is now established that Coluss
county lies within an artesian belt, has had
the effect to very materially increase the
price and value of lands on that side OF the
valley, and to give a new impetus TO The
demand for lands in that direction.
The we'll is located about 200 yards from
the railroad on the east side, and is upon
section 10, number 18 north 3 west. The
boring for the well was started with four
inch casing, and continued down about
400 feet. Surprising at this point that rock
had been struck, a three-inch casing was
put down in place of the four. This was
run down to the depth of about 700 feet.
At this depth difficulty was found in driv-
ing deeper and two-inch casing was SUBJ
stituted. This was run down to $40 feet,
when a flow to the hight of twelve feet
above the surface was obtained.
This was one week ago last Friday, and
there has not been the slightest change in
the flow since that time. The volume of
water coming from the two-inch pipe
and which is not perforated, but only adj
mits water at the bottom-is Z 200 gallons
per day.
The strata at the bottom, from which
| !, 80 San6 The
various stratas through which the well was
sunk were as follows: Soil and yellow
clay, 1857 feet; hard dry sand, feet; fine
sand, 3 feet hard dry sand, feet; yellow
clay, 80 feet; hard dry sand, 2 feet; clay
and sand mixed, 20 feet hard dry sand,
| heavy, 10 feet; white clay, 8 feet; surface
| sand 6 feet hard, heavy dry sand, feet !;
yellow clay, 100 feet; alternate clay and
sand of 2 feet thickness, 299 feet; blue
clay, 20 feet; sand and gravel, 10 feet;
water, 10 feet; hard pan, 8 feet: blue clay,
"a feet putty quicksand, 10 feet.
| The boring of this well was only for
prospecting purposes, to ascertain whether
or not artesian water could be found at an
economical depth 1t has now been demon
strated that there is, and that the supply
is substantial and permanent. ANY varis-
ton in the flow of the present well would
| have indicated an uncertainty of pressure
and liability of the supply ceasing.
| A popularity about the well is that, while
the water is perfectly pure and clear as
crystal, it is much warmer than ordinary
drinking water, not having temperature
lower than 100 This is far above the tenn
perature of spring water in this portion of
| the State The water is soft and exceed
ingly inviting in appearance.
Mr. Rideout has now started another
we'll about four miles southeast of the pres
ent one. Its location is nearer what was
believed by State Engineer Hall to be the
center of an artesian belt. The surface at
the place of the new boring is from 30 to 80
feet lower than at the previous one. The
new well is being sunk at the rate of ITO
feet per day-440 feet having been passed
through in four days. 1t is expected that
the same strata will be reached the present
week from which the supply at the other
well is obtained. The new well will be OF
sufficient size for irrigation purposes, and
the result of the boring is being watched
with the greatest anxiety and anticipation
by the inhabitants of the surrounding
country.